Chief of Service, Human Resources Management

The Chief of Service, Human Resources Management, provides guidance on remuneration policies for internationally recruited staff and locally recruited categories within the United Nations common system. The role involves managing operational work related to travel per diem rates, allowances, and salary scale surveys, while liaising with common system organizations and assisting the Commission in remuneration methodologies.

Responsibilities

• Acts as the principal resource person in preparing studies on policy questions concerning all aspects of remuneration of the internationally-recruited staff comprising junior officers and middle and senior -level managers ("Professional and higher categories") as well as the clerical, secretarial and support staff ("General Service category"), including budgetary impact of possible changes.
• Manages the day-to-day operational work in connection with the establishment of travel perdiem rates and other allowances.
• Provides general direction on surveys of local market conditions which form the basis for salary scales of staff in the General Service and other locally-recruited categories in particular duty stations.
• Maintains on-going liaison on the above matters with the organizations of the common system as well as with other divisions of the secretariat.
• Assists the Commission in its deliberations on methodologies for determination and/or comparison of various remuneration elements and their application.

Requirements

• An advanced university degree (Master’s or Doctorate degree, or equivalent) in human resources administration, business management, economics or equivalent is required.
• Any specialized training in compensation policy is desirable.
• A minimum of 15 years of progressively responsible experience at the national level or international level, with a solid background in international compensation matters is required.
• Demonstrated excellent drafting ability is required.
• Knowledge of the UN salary system, preferably with practical experience at a responsible level in salary and allowances administration is desirable.
• Experience in human resources management is desirable.
• Knowledge of the United States compensation system is desirable.
• English is required at UN Level III for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.
• French is desirable at UN Level II for reading, writing, listening, and speaking.

Skills

• Human Resources Administration
• Compensation Policy
• International Compensation
• Salary and Allowances Administration
• UN Salary System
• Remuneration Methodologies
• Travel Per Diem Management
• Salary Scale Surveys
• Drafting Skills
• Human Resources Management

Languages

English, French